The Clothesline by Vanessa Chiasson

The Clothesline by Vanessa Chiasson

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April equals dragging my feet, fighting for Anne Nicole Smith, and swapping airplanes for butlers...

April equals dragging my feet, fighting for Anne Nicole Smith, and swapping airplanes for butlers...

Why do some bloggers buck against deadlines and other thoughts about writing, travel, and life.

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I am a blog foot dragger.

I love my blog. I love blogging. But when there’s a post in the pipeline, I inexplicably drag my feet. Am I secretly telling self-imposed deadlines that they’re not the boss of me? Am I bucking against the redonculous pressure to make my posts SEO-worthy? Is this what Gretchen Rubin would say is my Obliger tendency tipping towar…

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